"Conceptually, the whole of the building was developed as a Cuban mansion. Layers of paint were removed through a peeling process to reveal the age of the building to help tell the story of the past that was present within." Studio Gram discusses Hotel Harry, a Heritage listed hotel that sits proudly as the leader of Sydney's artistic heart and soul, Surry Hills.
"I think the best architecture comes from restrictions of some sort." Brad Swartz discusses how he cleverly packs a lot into small spaces – from a home for his parents, to one for himself – for MEZZANINE.
Extrapolating the idea of sustainability to basically mean ‘no more new s**t’, Matt Woods has a design stratagem like no other. Here, he shares with us 5 of his favourite things.
ADR speaks to Sarah Smith, who started her career designing prisons and has since moved on to work at Hayball in the education sector. She discusses the transition from designing correctional centres to designing schools, how the layout of schools is changing, and her favourite space in Australia – by Johnson Pilton Walker.
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